Elizabeth (Nixon) Scott (abt. 1812 - 1884)

Born about 1812 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 4 May 1884 at about age 72 in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

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Biography

Elizabeth (Nixon) Scott was born in Ireland.

Elizabeth was born about 1812.

In about 1836, she married Archibald Scott (a source for this is needed).

The couple emigrated to New Zealand, having already commenced a family. Their first child born in New Zealand appears to have been their daughter Elizabeth, who was born in 1847, prior to official birth records in the colony.

She passed away on 4 May 1884 in Auckland, New Zealand^[1]. Elizabeth was 72 when she died, and was interred in Hamilton West Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths 1884/1009

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/101045647/person/372081019347/facts : accessed 21 February 2019), profile for Elizabeth Nixon.
• Death - "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-B8BY : 27 November 2017), Elizabeth Scott, 1884; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1884/1009, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington
• Burial - "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK6-7JJH : 28 June 2018), Elizabeth Scott, 4 May 1884; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland. ALSO SEE: "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYD-F7GZ : 28 June 2018), Elizabeth Scott, 4 May 1884; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland
• Find A Grave: Memorial #130725755